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A. W. WHITNEY.

TINSMITHS STAKE.

No. 81,048. Patented Aug.11, 1868.

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AARON. ,WARREN WHITNEY; or- WOODSTOCK,- VERMONT.

.- Letters Patent No. 81,048, dated'August 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN 'I'IN SMITHS STAKES.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY coucsnm Be it known that I, AARON Wsnnnn'Wm'rNnY, of Woodstock, in the county of Windso r, and State of Vermont, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Tin-Smiths Stakes; and I do hereby declare that 'thefollowing is a'full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing bad tatheaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side view, illustrating-my improvement intin-smiths stakes.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail views of some of the tools, detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My'inveution hasi'or its object tosimpiify and improve the construction of tin-smiths stakes, so as to make them more convenient andless expensive, only one standard being required for a great variety of stakes.

It. consists in the construction of the various parts, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents a portion of the bench, to'which tlhe'stakes are attached when in use.

B is an upright or standard, upon the lower end of which is formed a rectangular-tench, which fits into a mortise in the bench A, where it inay be,-dctachably secured in place by a wedge-shaped key, passed through a hole or slot in said tenon, beneath the said bench.

Upon the upper end of the upright or standard B is formed around tenon, upon-wliiohfits the socket or head Q, which is adjust ably secured in place by a set-screw, D, passing through the side of the socket-G, with its forward end resting against the side of the said ten'on.

If desired, the head or socket C may be formed solid upon the upper end of the upright or standard B, but prefer the construction first described, is enabling the tool to be adjusted into any desired position.

Upon the opposite sides of the socket or head 0 are formed arms E, having sockets formed -in.their ends to-receive the tenons formed upon the bases or inner ends of the stakes F, which are removablysecured in'place by set screws G, or by other convenient means. This allows the tool to be readily detached when not required foruse, and replaced by a tool of another form. so that only one upright or standard will be required for an indefinite number of stakes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The socket'or head G, having two or more socket-arms, E, formed upon its sides, in combination with the upright or standardB, whether said socket'or head 0 is formed solidly upon or is detachably and adjustablysecured to said upright or standard B, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. Forming the stakes F without shanks, and with tenons upon their -inner ends, to adapt them to the socket-arms E of the socket or head G, substantially as herein shown and doscribed, and for the purpose set forth.

' AARON WARREN WHITNEY.

Witnesses:

NATHANJT. Cnvncuznn, Hossa' V. Ensues. 

